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Zack Buck is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he teaches courses in health law and torts. His research focuses on the Affordable Care Act, rules that govern overtreatment and medical necessity, and the regulation of health care and pharmaceutical prices. He is the author of over 15 law review articles and has been quoted in national outlets such as the New Yorker, CNN, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times.

Over his first seven years at Tennessee, Buck has been honored for his teaching, research, and service. Professor Buck was recognized as UT Law's teacher of the year with the 2019 Harold Warner Outstanding Teacher Award, has had his scholarship awarded through the Marilyn V. Yarbrough Faculty Award for Writing Excellence, the Wilkinson Junior Research Professorship, and the John Reginald Hill Faculty Scholar Award, and has won the Forrest W. Lacy Award for outstanding contributions to the UT Law moot court program.

Professor Buck holds a BA from Miami University (OH), and a Masters in Bioethics and J.D., both from the University of Pennsylvania. He formerly practiced at Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago.